diff --git a/include/libi3.h b/include/libi3.h
index d98fa1fe..fd5fb03b 100644
--- a/include/libi3.h
+++ b/include/libi3.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #include <xcb/xproto.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_keysyms.h>